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. 2011 Jan;34(1):35–45. doi: 10.1179/107902610X12911165975061

Table 2.

Smoking status by patient demographics

Never smoked Past smoker Current smoker
N = 332 (27%) N = 615 (51%) N = 263 (22%)
% or mean (std) % or mean (std) % or mean (std)
Mean age (years)* 58.34 (13.7) 63.16 (10.9) 56.30 (10.0)
Age <50 years 29 9 22
White 78 80 78
Male 94 97 96
Married 58 59 36
Live alone§ 21 23 33
Tetraplegia 38 34 40
Incomplete injury 55 58 73
Mean duration of injury (years)** 20.39 (13.9) 21.79 (15.6) 18.60 (17.0)
Injury duration (<10 years) 28 32 34

*Never vs. past P < 0.0001; past vs. current P < 0.0001.

Never vs. past P < 0.0001; past vs. current P < 0.0001.

Past vs. current P < 0.0001; never vs. current P < 0.0001.

§Never vs. current P = 0.0014.

Past vs. current P < 0.0001; never vs. current P < 0.0001.

**Past vs. current P = 0.0046.